Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: "The Canon"?

From: Brian Thornton (bthorntonwriter@gmail.com)
Date: 01 Mar 2009

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    Gonzalo wrote regarding a potential anti-academic tilt to Rara Avis:

    "What I was alluding to were previous assertions that so-called mainstream fiction is mostly derivative, plot-less and narcissistic (or something along those lines)."

    Gonzalo-

    Are we meant to conclude from this statement that you see a link between so-called 'mainstream'/'literary' fiction and academia?

    Because if you do, you've got lots of company.

    And how circular has this greater discussion become, coming back to the academy, and what they do and don't teach?

    Brian

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